On 12/08/05, Henning Brauer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > * Andreas Kahari <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2005-08-12 16:56]: > > On 12/08/05, Henning Brauer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > * Andreas Kahari <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2005-08-12 15:47]: [cut] > > > > -f Use the African Network Information Center (AfriNIC) > > > > database. > > > > It contains network numbers registered on the African > > > > continent. > > > > > > > > > > I am not sure it makes sense to add these kind of abbreviations to our > > > whois. NICs come and go, we'll soon run out of letters. I'd much prefer > > > making > > > $ whois 1.2.3.4 > > > "Just Work", but I haven't looked into that. > > > > I agree with that principle, but Africa is one of the big land areas > > out there, with a lot of countries on it, just like Asia and Europe, > > and I thought it would make sense to their AfriNIC in there just like > > we have APNIC and RIPE. > > well, the point is, I consider the existance of the shorthands for RIPE > and APNIC and ARIN whois as historic failure that doesn't need to be > repeated...
I see you point and I agree. -- Andreas Kahari
